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Politics+Society

Books

Book recommendations from Hopkins scholars and experts

Published Dec 15, 2022

We asked faculty members, library staff, and many others about the best books they read in 2022. This is what they told us.

Changemakers

Kweisi Mfume continues to push for progress

Published Dec 7, 2022

Mfume, a Baltimore native who received a masters degree from JHU in 1984, returned to Congress in 2020 to represent Maryland 7th District

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Public health

Life expectancy is declining in the U.S. It doesn't have to be.

Published Dec 6, 2022

A new report authored by experts from the Bloomberg School of Public Health identify solutions to pressing public health concerns that are causing the average American life expectancy to fall

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Q+A

Oregon's new laws and the future of U.S. gun policy

Published Nov 28, 2022

A midterm ballot initiative requires permits to purchase guns and limits magazine capacity, charting a course for other states to put gun control in the hands of voters, says Hopkins expert Cass Crifasi

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Elections

What we learned from the midterms

Published Nov 11, 2022

Scholars from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins convened to discuss the influence of factors such as 'Dobbs,' the war in Ukraine, and the specter of the 2024 presidential race on this year's midterm elections

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Q+A

Midterm elections analysis with a Hopkins expert

Published Nov 9, 2022

The American political landscape is unsettled after Election Day, with several major races still undecided. Which party had a better night? Political scientist Daniel Schlozman breaks down the midterm winners and losers